{"id":36183,"date":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","date_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-legal\/uncategorized\/what-is-medicare.html"},"modified":"2008-03-26T16:35:41","modified_gmt":"2008-03-26T21:35:41","slug":"what-is-medicare","status":"publish","type":"corporate","link":"https:\/\/corporate.findlaw.com\/law-library\/what-is-medicare.html","title":{"rendered":"What is Medicare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Medicare is a government program for people over 65. The program is divided into two parts. Part A is hospital insurance. Part B is medical insurance. Most people over 65 are automatically eligible for Part A. For a monthly premium, you can get Part B<\/p>WILL MEDICARE PAY FOR A STAY IN THE NURSING HOME?<\/u><\/b>

Yes, but only up to 100 days<\/b> for a semi-private room. More specifically, for days 1-20, if you have paid up to your yearly Part A deductible, Medicare will pay for all the nursing home cost. For days 21-100, Medicare pays all covered charges except the "coinsurance" amount. This amount goes up every year. For days 101 and beyond, you are on your own.<\/b><\/p>ARE THERE ANY CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET IN ORDER FOR MEDICARE TO PAY FOR MY NURSING HOME STAY?<\/u><\/b>

Yes.<\/p>